Vivo Y200e 5G spotted on BIS certification website; Could launch in India soon: report

Vivo Y200e 5G may launch in India soon. After recently being spotted on the Google Play Console and GeekBench listing, the smartphone has now reportedly been seen on Indian certification website BIS. The phone would join the Vivo Y200 5G, which launched in India in October 2023 and featured a 64-megapixel primary camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoC, and a 4,800 battery. Mah. While the upcoming phone is rumored to be slightly inferior to the Y200, leaks have suggested that it could come with a newer chipset.

The BIS certification listing, spotted by MySmartPrice, showed the brand name Vivo and model number V2336. The model number matches one recently seen on GeekBench V4.0 and Bluetooth SIG listings, according to a report from 91Mobiles. However, interestingly, it is different from the model number, V2327, listed on the Google Play Console, which also uses the name of the Vivo Y200e 5G handset. The reason for this discrepancy is not known.

Despite the gap, the key specifications of the Vivo Y200e 5G remain the same. According to reports, the smartphone could come with an octa-core chipset with model number SM4450. The serial number points to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset, which is said to be paired with the Adreno 613 GPU and 8GB of RAM. Other RAM or storage variants of the handset are currently unknown. The handset may also come with Funtouch OS 14 based on Android 14. Additionally, it may also feature a Full HD+ display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400.

The Google Play Console listing also revealed the design of the speculated phone. The certification portal shows the Vivo Y200e 5G in a blue colorway. Additional color options would likely be available at launch. The camera module and overall design theme seems to be similar to Vivo’s recently launched Y series models.

A triple rear camera system placed in vertically aligned cutouts is mounted on a rectangular module. The module also houses the LED flash. The back panel appears to be textured, and on the front, there is a centrally placed punch-hole slot for the front camera. The power button and volume rockers are visible on the right side of the handset.